A section of Norlin Street in Sonora is expected to be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Thursday between Yaney Avenue and Jackson Street for work on a Tuolumne Utilities District sewer project, TUD spokesperson Lisa Westbrook said in an announcement.

A detour will be in place. Drivers and pedestrians are urged to proceed with caution and be aware of construction crews.

A panel of lawmakers, water managers and biologists at a public forum Saturday in Copperopolis took aim at environmental policies that require dam operators to release billions of gallons of water annually from Sierra Nevada reservoirs to protect endangered fish.

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